The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28
RELATED TO THE LEPERS.
KINSPEOPLE OF THE MIRANDAS
FOUND IN FLORIDA.

Formerly Lived at st. Augustine
He Was Last Heard of in Brazil At
ter Having Led a Wandering Life
His Wife a Stranger to the Family.
JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 26.-Philadelphia
and New York papers of Monday and Tues
day last had very sensational articles re
garding two leprosy cases at the former city.
1t seems that Mrs. Miranda and her
daughter, who had been stopping with rela1
tives in Philadelphia, left there on board
a steamer for Brazil their old
home. While on beard and be-
fore the steamship had gone very
far the ships doctor pronounced what Mrs.
Miranda thought to be a skin disease genu-
inc leprosy They were then heartleSsly
put off the steamer at Newport News, de-
spite the poor womans entreaties to be
allowed to go to Brazil, where two other
children are.
The MORNING NEWS representative re-
ceved hint that Mrs. Miranda's husband
was a Floridian and at once set about trac-
ing IL up and the following facts have been
CLEANED regarding it. Lycurgus Miranda,
the womans husband, was a native of St
Augustine. His grandfather, Diego
Miranda, was very wealthy at one time and
the family We're quite prominent. Beside
large possessions at st. Augustine, he owned
the Miranda Grant in Alachua county.
His son, Silvario Miranda, married a st.
Augustine lady, and four sons were born,
Delaphine, Lycurgus, William and Frank.
The two latter are in Florida. Frank being
in command of the steamer Everglade, on
the st. Johns river. Readers of the MORN
ING News will also recall the facts
of the deadly assault made on Frank Miriam
da in Savannah in August, while acting as
mate on the steamer David Clark. A negro
hit him on the head with big rock and he
was confined to the hospital for some time,
life almost being dispaired of at one period.
Delaphine went to sea years
ago, and his present whereabouts
are unknown Lycurgas was of
an adventuresome and daring disposi-
ton, and always said he intended living in
South America, much to his mothers dis
tress of mind. Some twenty or Twenty-Five
years ago he left Jacksonville in an En-
glish bark for a two years cruise He af
terward entered the British naval service,
and was heard from at long intervening pc
RODS, at various points, prov
ing that his rowing disposition
was being INDUCED to the fullest
extent. The last heard from him was some
years ago when he was in Brazil and
running a steamer on the Amazon. A
rmnor afterward told of his death there
but it was never corroborated His father
ago by falling down stairs, and his mother
also died later The family have dispersed,
and almost the memory of Lycurgus was for
gotten When the relatives were found and
told of the distressing condition of Lycur-
gus wife and child, they were greatly sur
prised and panied by her terrible situation
They knew nothing of his marriage, how
ever, and had never heard of Mrs. Miranda
before. Mrs j. G. Thomas, q sister of
Iycurgus' mother, who keeps a millinery
stole i'll st. Augustine, was seen and the
extracts from the Philadelphia and New
York papers read to her. She was horror
struck at her unknown relatives straits and
her tears attested her deep emotion She
said her people had lost track of the two
elder boys almost entirely and this was the
first news she had heard for years
She was very indignant at the
treatment Mrs. Miranda received,
but she did not know how she could aid
them. Several others, relatives and friends
of the family, were seen, and they all ex-
pressed great commiseration and sympathy
for Mrs Miranda in her affection. Several
said they would write to friends in Phila-
delphia and ascertain if anything could be
done to help them. The facts in the case
excited quite a stir among the older resi-
dents, who knew the boys.
THE COMING CONVENTION.
Posters are out calling for convention of
4IulO anu NtttDdDIe growers Oh UDlS state,
together with the fruit commission firms
North, TO be held in this city Dec 1, and 3,
under the auspices of the Florida Orange
Auction and Forwarding Company. The
growers are requested to send on large
display of their fruits, SO as to show the
dealers the full resources of the State,
the idea being to establish a home
market for all Florida productions, selling
everything inside the State rather than
sending to the commission men North, and
realize, at times, little or nothing for fruit
or vegetables. Excursion rates have been
arranged on all the railroads, and it is
hoped large attendance will be had
The people throughout the State are be-
ginning TO see their need of a State Board
of Health. Senator Whidden, of DeSoto
county, who opposed the bill in the last
Legislature, now says he is convinced of his
error. The Jacksonville business men are
nearly unit on the question, and probably
there is the same feeling throughout the
State.
UNwHOLESoME FRUIT.
DR.. j. c. Kenworthy City Health Officer,
had the captain of a Jamaica fruit schooner
arraigned before the Mayor this morning
for offering for sale unwholesome fruit
The cargo of the craft consisted of 200
punches of bananas, fully one-third or more
of which were more or less decaye1. The
stencil in the hold was fearful The Mayor
hf7lu OhoO a. lll0 OHlCSI dt
port had passed the vessel he had no jurisdic-
ton. The doctor, however, compelled the
Captain to haul off into the stream as soon
the good fruit was sold, and the decayed
bananas will be dumped into the ocean Dr.
Kenworthy was rather indignant over the
release of the Captain, as he said few car
goes like that would be sufficient to produce
an epidemic, as the fruit was in such a de-
cayed state.
There is some slight comment on
the grand jury's somewhat lengthy
''lease of life" They have been
in session now four weeks and
five indictments have been presented
Judge Lotion Jones, says that his court, the
Criminal Court of Record, will convene on
Monday night, provided the Circuit Court
is adjourned by that date. so he can.have the
court room. If not, he will postpone the
opening one week. This term viii be de
voted to the hearing and trial of the tax